Train to Another World.

Chapter 97: River Valley People

Li Zhuoguang took out a piece of dried meat for breakfast. While chewing on it, he listened to Bud telling him why he came.

"You mean to say that you believe Smaug burned down Dale, so you come to claim part of Smaug's collection as compensation for the people of Dale?"

Bud's mouth was dry. He was afraid that he would make the other party unhappy, and a giant bear would immediately fall from the sky and crush them into meat paste.

But some things are more important than life: "Yes sir."

Li Zhuoguang waved his hand: "You have to understand one thing, Smaug took away the wealth of the dwarves, not the people of the valley. And if we kill Smaug, these properties will be considered our spoils of war.

We have avenged you, and you should thank us instead of putting Smaug's debt on us."

Although Bud had known this would happen, he still couldn't hide his disappointment: "I understand sir, please forgive my unreasonable request."

"Are you Bud?" Li Zhuoguang asked knowingly.

"Yes, sir, do you know me?" Bud had been staying in Changhu Town to make a living by fishing. He never thought that his name would spread beyond Changhu Town.

"I have heard of your father, Girion. I never thought that Girion's son would become so shameless."

Bud's rough face flushed red when he heard this: "I...I..."

He kept talking for a long time but couldn't figure out what was going on. He knew that if it weren't for the mayor, he would never have made this trip. But after receiving the mayor's request, he was indeed tempted.

Even though he was determined to use every penny he got to rebuild River Valley City and not spend a single cent himself, he also knew that the money did not belong to the people of River Valley.

Li Zhuoguang glanced at the guards behind Bud. He didn't think a mere fisherman could command the guards.

He understood, and Li Zhuoguang asked directly: "Are these people the guards of Changhu Town?"

Bud answered truthfully, "Yes."

Li Zhuoguang asked again: "If I remember correctly, a small town shouldn't have too many guards, right?"

"There are a total of twenty-four guards in Changhu Town, and twelve of them came with me this time."

Li Zhuoguang nodded: "You go back to Changhu Town and bring the people in the valley who are willing to follow you to Gushan. This place has been idle for too long, and I need someone to take care of it.

I will not pay for Smaug's actions, but I will pay for my commission. I pay the people of Dale for the work they do for me. Earning money under my command is more likely to help rebuild Dale than fishing."

"thank you, sir!"

The leading guard stepped forward and stammered, "Sir...Sir..."

Li Zhuoguang interrupted him and said, "The twelve of you should stay here for now and leave after the people from the valley arrive."

After saying that, Li Zhuoguang manifested a crimson touch, which flew down towards them. When they came to their senses, they found that a circle of circular cracks had been created on the ground around them.

"If you dare to step out of this circle, I will tear off your heads and hang them next to Smaug. Don't say I didn't warn you."

The guards of a small town certainly didn't have much manners. When they heard what Li Zhuoguang said, they were so scared that they wet their pants. They sat down on the ground tremblingly, not daring to get up.

Bard turned and flew towards Long Lake Town. He wanted to tell the good news to everyone who wanted to rebuild River Valley City.

The one who arrived at the Lonely Mountain before the people of the valley was King Thul, who came here to congratulate Li Zhuoguang for killing the dragon. Accompanying him was a scout messenger from Rivendell.

Li Zhuoguang certainly knew the purpose of the scout's visit. He used the "Jue" skill and reached into the storage bag and took out a golden ring.

The Supreme Ring is different from other power rings. It is not inlaid with gems and does not have a gorgeous appearance. It looks like an ordinary gold ring. Only when it is placed in flames will the Tengwa letters engraved on it appear.

The Supreme Ring is easy to imitate, but that only refers to its appearance. When Li Zhuoguang took out the ring, even though the elves present had never seen the Supreme Ring before, they could confirm that it was the real thing.

Because from the moment they saw the ring, they heard whispers in their ears and a desire began to grow uncontrollably from the bottom of their hearts.

Seeing the strange looks on the faces of the elves, Li Zhuoguang threw the Supreme Ring back into the storage bag.

Immediately, the temptation disappeared.

"What is this?" Thranduil asked.

Li Zhuoguang made up a story: "This is a magical item that is specially designed to isolate the influence of the ring."

The scout of Rivendell wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded slightly to Li Zhuoguang: "King Elrond has personally led the team and set out with the guards to find the rare object. Please keep the One Ring safe, Mr. Li."

Li Zhuoguang nodded: "I hope his trip goes well."

Thranduil heard the hidden meaning in Li Zhuoguang's words and raised his eyebrows: "You issued the commission to more than one party?"

Li Zhuoguang admitted: "Middle-earth is too big. It may not be possible to find it by one force alone."

After that, Li Zhuoguang took out a necklace from the storage bag: "Please confirm whether this is the necklace you ordered. Of course, you haven't found the carriage yet, remember to return it to me after you've looked around."

King Isser was so arrogant that Li Zhuoguang was not afraid that he would not return it. What was more painful than the fact that the necklace was within reach but did not belong to him was that he was treacherous like a dwarf.

After receiving the necklace, King Se looked at it carefully, with a trace of reminiscence between his brows, but then he returned the necklace to Li Zhuoguang: "Keep the necklace safe, and I will come to get it."

After that, he rode on the bighorn deer and turned to run towards the dark forest. It seems that only by seeing the prize in advance can we motivate ourselves to the greatest extent.

In the following days, groups of valley people came to Lonely Mountain. The mayor of Changhu Town wanted to stop them, but Bard did not choose to gather the valley people to subdue the remaining guards, but instead used Li Zhuoguang's banner to the extreme.

Even though the mayor was heartbroken to see the loss of population, he was also very clear that he was not as good as Smaug. Even in Long Lake Town, one could see the dragon head hanging on the city wall.

The mayor doesn't want to move his head to live next to Smaug.

As mentioned before, the dwarven architecture is characterized by grandeur and magnificence, so even humans would never feel cramped. The exaggerated height of the floors would allow even ogres to live there.

After the people of the valley moved into Gushan, Li Zhuoguang became their temporary lord. Although his prestige was not as high as Xiong Facai's, he didn't care about it. He was satisfied as long as he had people to use.

The first commission of the temporary lord was to deliver a letter. Several strong men from the valley carried sufficient dry food, rode on sturdy horses, and rushed to Rohan and Gondor with Li Zhuoguang's handwritten letter.

The content of the letter was simple, containing a description of the energy car and a matching sketch.

But the sentence at the end of the letter is crucial.

"Whoever can bring this to me will receive a quarter of the treasures of Lonely Mountain."

(End of this chapter)